diff --git a/lisp/ein-utils.el b/lisp/ein-utils.el
index f665e649..53236aba 100644
--- a/lisp/ein-utils.el
+++ b/lisp/ein-utils.el
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 
 (eval-when-compile (require 'cl))
+(require 'cc-mode)
 (require 'json)